Halal Snacks Guide | Chips, Candy and Chocolates

In the US and Canada, most Cheetos are doubtful for Muslims. Crunchy, Puffs and even Flamin' Hot contain cheddar cheese made with enzymes, and Frito-Lay says the enzymes in its cheese flavours may come from animal sources, including pork. It doesn't say which flavours use which.

Standard Skittles are halal by their ingredients. They have had no gelatin since 2009, when Wrigley changed the recipe, and in the UK many packs are labelled "Suitable for Vegans". Skittles isn't halal certified; Skittles Australia says, "SKITTLES products are not Halal certified.

UK and Canadian Nestlé Smarties aren't halal certified, but they're vegetarian with plant based colours, and scholars who reviewed the ingredients call them halal suitable. US Smarties, a different candy, are vegan. Australian Smarties list carmine, an insect based colour that some schools don't allow.

Most Takis are halal by their ingredients. Takis says none of its ingredients include "pork, lard, pepsin, pork gelatin, alcohol or alcohol derived ingredients", and popular flavours such as Fuego, Blue Heat and Dragon Sweet Chili list no animal ingredients at all. Takis isn't ha.

In the UK, Doritos are halal by their ingredients. The flavours we checked, including Cool Original, Tangy Cheese and Chilli Heatwave, are labelled "Suitable for Vegetarians" on the Doritos UK website, which means no meat, gelatin or animal rennet. They aren't halal certified.

Oreo cookies don't contain pork, lard or gelatin in any country. The idea that they do comes from the past: Oreo's filling was made with lard until the 1990s, when Nabisco replaced it with vegetable oil. In January 2023, after the rumour spread again, the UAE's Ministry of Climat.

In the US and Canada, Sour Patch Kids are halal by their ingredients. They contain no gelatin or other animal ingredients: just sugars, corn starch, fruit acids, flavours and colours. They aren't halal certified.